Cultural Literature
Miyamoto Musashi: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Most Legendary Samurai
“Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.” (Miyamoto Musashi) Samurai Sasaki Kojiro was growing increasingly impatient as he waited on the...
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Modern Balloons and Airships: The History and Legacy of Dirigibles during the 20th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe Wright Brothers initially underestimated the difficulties involved in flying, and they were apparently surprised by the fact that so many others were working on solving the “problem of human flight” already. Decades before...
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Modern Democracy: The History and Legacy of the World's Democratic Institutions Since the American Revolution
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn today’s modern world every political regime, even the most authoritarian or repressive, describes itself as democracy or a Democratic People’s Republic. The concept of rule by the people, on behalf of the people,...
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Modern Ireland: The History of the Emerald Isle from the Middle Ages to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts“What have you done for Ireland? How have you answered the Call? Are you pleased with the part you’re playing in the job that demands us all? Have you changed the tweed for the khaki to serve...
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Modern Sicily: The History and Legacy of the Mediterranean Island Since the Middle Ages
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading It is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Africa, and between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Sicily has rarely...
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Modern Zimbabwe: The History of Zimbabwe from the Colonial Era to Today
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during...
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Mohenjo-daro: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Settlement of the Indus Valley Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “…the ever present menace of inundation.” - Sir John Marshall, 1931 What is a city? A simple definition is a “largely constructed landscape,” and...
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Monet & Renoir: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Impressionist Artists
To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet enjoys within the art world, one need only learn that his Le Bassin Aux Nympheás (1919) - from his series of paintings featuring water lilies - sold for...
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Montezuma and the Aztecs: The Life and Death of an Empire and Its Emperor
*Includes pictures of Aztec art, ruins, and more. *Includes art depicting Montezuma and important people, places, and event in his life. *Describes daily life for the Aztecs, including the legendary city of Tenochtitlan and their infamous human sacrifice rituals. *Includes...
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Monticello: The History of Thomas Jefferson's Famous Estate
"[A]nd our own dear Monticello, where has Nature spread so rich a mantle under the eye? Mountains, forests, rocks, rivers. With what majesty do we there ride above the storms! How sublime to look down into the workhouse of nature,...
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Motor City: The History of the Fur Trade Outpost that Became Detroit
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFew cities epitomize the best and worst of the United States like Detroit, which started as a remote trading post and grew into an industrious town before exploding into a...
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Mount Athos and Meteora: The History of the Greek Landmarks that Became Orthodox Christian Monasteries
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Clear water where evergreens, azaleas cool ceremoniously...a kele lost among cedars, its roof open to eagles, door unhinged...silver leaves like a congregation of spiders...” When one hears these enchanting...
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Mount Athos: The History of the Greek Mountain and the Center of Eastern Orthodox Monasticism
“Clear water where evergreens, azaleas cool ceremoniously...a kele lost among cedars, its roof open to eagles, door unhinged...silver leaves like a congregation of spiders....” When one hears these enchanting descriptions, from poet David Posner's 1964 composition “Mount Athos”, it is...
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Mount Vernon and Monticello: The History of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson's Famous Estates
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the estates' histories and construction made by Washington and Jefferson*Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor about as long as George Washington has been famous, so has his most famous residence,...
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Mount Vernon: The History of George Washington's Famous Plantation
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Mount Vernon and its construction written by George Washington *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I can truly say I had rather be at Mount Vernon with...
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Mozart and Beethoven: The Lives and Legacies of History's Most Famous Composers
This audiobook analyzes the themes and progression of the composers' most famous works, comparing and contrasting them to each other and other composers' great works. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), baptized Johannes Chrysostom Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, is widely considered to be...
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Museo del Hermitage: La historia y legado del famoso ícono ruso del arte y la cultura
“Si esperamos el momento en que todo, absolutamente todo esté listo, nunca comenzaremos”. – Iván Turguénev, novelista ruso del siglo XIXMuchos creyeron que el “Zarato de todas las Rusias”, que tuvo su origen con el muy apropiadamente llamado Iván el...
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Mutiny: The History and Legacy of the Mutinies aboard the HMS Wager, the HMS Bounty, the Amistad, and the Battleship Potemkin
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the mutinies *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Mention the 18th century Royal Navy and visions come to mind of swashbuckling sailors swinging from rope to rope while a red-faced captain...
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Mysteries of the Sea: A Collection of Lost Ships, Supernatural Stories, and Other Odd Tales Underneath the Waves
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWater covers the vast majority of the planet, and people have looked upon the oceans for thousands of years with a mixture of awe and fear. The world’s water offers...
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Mysteries of the South: Ghosts, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena in Dixie
*Includes pictures*Profiles mysteries like the Lost Colony of Roanoke, ghosts like the Bell Witch of Tennessee, and more*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe American South has given birth to many of the nation’s...
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